#layoffrumor

I am hearing rumours of Google Home layoffs. Any official confirmation ?

Any rumor/speculation on this? Given AI spending, profit margin pressure and cisco LR history, 11/26 or 02/27 is more probable?

This is a friendly PSA now that premium Copilot licenses have been extended to "all associates." Our copilot has access to most of the docs you already have access to (docs, transcripts, notes, emails, etc) + lots of internal/Elevance hosted sites, including Service Now, Pulse, and Confluence. Funny thing is, our IT teams haven't been super savvy in setting up boundaries, and the Claude models are really good at testing boundaries. So, here's what you do:

1. Open Copilot in browser and start a new chat
2. Change the "Auto" setting for model to Claude->Opus (it's version 4.8 in case you're wondering)
3. Make sure Work IQ is on (it should be by default) - that's what tells Copilot to crawl internal info
4. Prompt copilot with "Am I at risk for termination? Check all documents and resources you have access to, as well as internal sites."
5. Enjoy

You might find nothing, but you'd be shocked at the kinds of things SVPs leave lying around on SharePoint sites. I've done this weekly since I got access back in March and while I haven't been at risk, I have found out about tech reorgs, upcoming budget cuts, shadow budgets, and lots of other things that I wouldn't have known without Copilot using Opus. Have fun and be careful out there. Save local copies of docs before you spend time in them so that people don't see you actively snooping.

Another layoff coming..... how far Ally has falllen ever since this new leadership team has joined is so very sad. Time for the board to wake the f up!!! Micheal Rhodes is on the spectrum, Hope is a mute, Lindsay is an absolute id--t. She was hired to drive deposit strategy, then she hires a guy to figure out strategy and he hires a guy to figure out strategy.... still no strategy! A bank with no products. A company with a decaying culture.

Brace for impact

What’s the latest word? I’m so sick of everything being pushed off and no decisions or progress because seems like everyone all the way up the chain just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Meanwhile teams of people getting paid to sit home and do bare minimum while the company is falling apart.

I’ve seen a few comments that finance is coming next on here. Any word on that?

Has anyone heard if a new selection event is scheduled for this December? Curious if any updates are circulating. I heard a rumor today.

Prepare yourself fellow Cengagers. Just when you thought the layoffs were over for the year - surprise! Get those resumes updated and expect the axe to fall again. The scent of cuts is in the air. The fun never ends! Cengage is bleeding talent by the boatload and the hacks in charge don't care. Slash slash slash! It's a rush to the bottom. It's the Cengage way. IYKYK. What lies ahead is worse than anything Freddie, Michael, Jason, Chucky and Pennywise can do. The Hannibal Lecters at the top have no remorse in making the company worse by the minute. Keep cutting the workforce and no one knowledgeable will be left to run the store. Gross dereliction of duty anyone? Shouldn't sales be better this time of year? Are educational institutions losing confidence in Cengage? Will Cengage even be around in the future to honor existing paid digital product fulfillment?
Artificial Intelligence could do a better job managing the company than those at the top because there is certainly no intelligence coming from these short sighted decisions. The competition doesn't have to do a thing when top leadership is destroying Cengage from within. It's like watching a train wreck in person. Great job! IPO anyone? Nobody is going to buy a sinking ship. Strap yourselves in and grab the popcorn folks. It's going to be a bumpy ride!

Small layoffs coming mostly EMEA is what I am told

Has Anyone heard any update layoffs on CEGBU and Aconex in ANZ?

Failed at maximizing stock price and layoffs…yes layoffs, his team, working with consultants, made the recommendations where and when to cut. And…sorry to say this…cuts were not deep enough. Expect 5-10k more in the coming months. Peace out.

Heads up. The big layoff is hitting Sept 8th. >10,000. Source a gossip from leaving VP told a m6 who told m4 I report to..

Buckle up

MDC will be impacted next week!

During the last layoff, there was talk of a potential October follow-up wave. Anyone heard anything?

I was one of the many coffee badgers when they switched the reporting metrics back in march to IP connections. I’m super worried about this putting me in the queue for a layoff. Anyone in management know how they’re handling those numbers (Jan-march 2026) for reviews, reductions etc?

All the major tailings projects and others are well are being pushed to be completed by mid 2027. Also, it's a lot of cost to move the control room to Edmonton due to fiber cost and they haven't even started it yet. This is very clear that the want to sell the asset.

Just wondering what's the plan once they sell the asset will the employees who moved to Edmonton be laid off? as the new company possibly CNRL or Suncor employees will handle the upstream asset.

Please provide insights if you have

• Campbell's targets $500 million in cost savings by 2030
• Cuts Q4 dividend to 25 cents from 39 cents to speed up debt reduction
• Posts steeper-than-expected Q4 revenue decline
• Quarterly profit in line ​with estimates

https://www.reuters.com/business/campbells-forecasts-annual-sales-below-estimates-weak-consumer-spending-2026-09-03/

A few weeks back I posted about recognizing a few Advent guys in the SJ office (and no they weren’t hanging out in the lobby). My post was taken down because I mentioned names. I don’t think they are done trying to buy us. Time will tell.

Does anyone on the inside know when the next round of layoffs will occur? I know it's constant but it's not every month. I know it's soon and this side of Christmas but does anyone know when?

Gates up? I feel something is up. Not sure what, but something is up. Any ideas?

I’ve heard two people suggest another RIF will occur. Curious bit anyone else has heard anything. One person mentioned December.

Based on last year pattern it could be Sep14th for US

Basically that’s it another round coming along with a reorg as “we now need to level set after the sale of network”

Anybody hear a date for the next one yet?

Just saw layoff codes via IT back in mid August and then multiple the last couple days. So the 30 to 45 day time frame was set into motion again like the last couple big layoffs going back to November 2025 is in play. I know Senior Leadership is meeting in-person this week. So timing for everything makes sense, Sr. Leaders are mapping out lists and numbers based on HR cuts this week. This gives them an overview of the current and future state, also allows for possible substitutions if they want to keep someone. Another red flag was an email saying don't talk outside VZ, this makes it obvious something is coming soon.

Was told they’re updating job titles to what you are actually doing if you’re listed as clerk. And they said they may be going after clerks now. Anyone know how true this is?

Reading that layoffs may be taking place in 6 weeks in other threads in GRM. Has anyone else heard this? Any indication of numbers, ORGs or locations?

I’ve heard a handful of people in the different offices were already let go, and the NZ office is gone now. Is this a trickle effect? Wondering how far we have to wait for the other shoe to drop.

We know another round is coming. The only question is when.

How often do people like me get cut? I've already seen some newer faces disappear. Is it just bad luck, or are we in more danger?

I see some people hoping to get laid off.

Anyone wish their manager would get laid off?

Anything?

’m hearing there could be some large layoffs coming in September and October. Has anyone heard anything or have any insight into this?

What do we know? I’ve been told it’ll be big and we may know more as early as tomorrow

Have any new layoffs happened since July? I know September will have huge layoffs.